Clausal Complement Database - Gungbe Sentences

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Id: 3607

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ná	é-ɖé	nú
Dona	gave	3SG-ɖé	thing

Dona gave herself a gift/thing.

182.

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Id: 3608

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	dó	xwé	lɔ́	xíá	é-ɖé
Dona	V	house	DET	show	3SG-ɖé

Dona showed herself the house.

183.

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Id: 3609

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ná	é-ɖé	nú
Dona	gave	3SG-ɖé	thing

Dona gave herself a gift/thing.

184.

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Id: 3610

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	dó	é-ɖé	xíá	yɔ̀kpɔ́	lɛ́
Dona	V	3SG-ɖé	show	child	PL

Dona showed herself to the children.

185.

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Id: 3611

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ɖɔ̀	xó	ná	Kòfí
Dona	say	word	PREP	Kofi

Dona talked to Kofi.

186.

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Id: 3612

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ɖɔ̀	xó	Kòfí	tɔ̀n	ná	Asìbá
Dona	say	word	Kofi	POSS	PREP	Asiba

Dona said words of Kofi to Asiba, Dona told Asiba about Kofi.

187.

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Id: 3613

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ná	Kòfí	wémà
Dona	gave	Kofi	book

Dona gave Kofi a book.

188.

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Id: 3614

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ná	wémà	Kòfí
Dona	gave	book	Kofi

Dona gave Kofi a book.

189.

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Id: 3615

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	mɔ̀n	dàn	gódò	ná	é-ɖé
Dona	see	snake	back	PREP	3SG-ɖé

Dona saw a snake at her back.

190.

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Id: 3616

Language: Gungbe

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Ùn	mɔ̀n	dàn	gódò	cè
1SG	see	snake	back	1SG.POSS

I saw a snake on my back.

191.

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Id: 3617

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	yrɔ́	mì	úntòlí/ɖó	wémà	ɖé	tɔ́n	ɖó	é-ɖè	jí
Dona	call	1SG	because	paper/book	DET	come.out	PREP	3SG-ɖè	on

Dona called me because a paper appeared about her.

192.

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Id: 3618

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	yrɔ́	mì	úntòlí	wémà	ɖé	tɔ́n	ɖó	é	jí
Dona	call	1SG	because	paper/book	DET	come.out	PREP	3SG	on

Dona called me because a paper appeared about her.

193.

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Id: 3619

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	dó	àɖì	xómɛ̀	ná	Asíbá	úntòlí/ɖó	é-ɖé	útù
Dona	plant	poison	belly	PREP	Asiba	because	3SG-ɖè	body

Dona annoyed Asiba because of herself.

194.

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Id: 3620

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	dó	Kòfí	xíá	é-ɖè
Dona	V	Kofi	show	3SG-ɖè

Dona showed Kofi to himself.

195.

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Id: 3621

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	dó	é-ɖè	xíá	Kòfí
Dona	V	3SG-ɖè	show	Kofi

Dona showed herself Asiba.

196.

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Id: 3622

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	dó	é-ɖè	xíá	Kòfí
Dona	V	3SG-ɖè	show	Kofi

Dona showed himself Kofi.

197.

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Id: 3623

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ná	Kòfí	é-ɖè
Dona	give	Kofi	3SG-ɖè

198.

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Id: 3624

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	zé	Kòfí	jó	ná	é-ɖè
Dona	take	Kofi	abandon	PREP	3SG-ɖè

199.

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Id: 3625

Language: Gungbe

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Dégólù	zé	tò	mítɔ̀n	lɛ́	jó	ná	yé-ɖè
De.Gaulle	take	country	our	PL	abandon	PREP	3PL-ɖè

De Gaulle abandoned our countries at their own sake. / De Gaulle gave our countries their independence.

200.

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Id: 3626

Language: Gungbe

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Nkrúmá	zé	tò	mítɔ̀n	lɛ́	jɛ̀	yé-ɖè	sí
Nkruma	take	country	our	PL	reach	3PL-ɖè	hand

Nkruma took our countries to be at their own hands: meaning Nkruma took our countries to independence.